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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960116003321

Titolo

The Portuguese expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as narrated by Castanhoso / / with some contemporary letters, the short account of Bermudez, and certain extracts from Correa ; edited by R. S. Whiteway

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, : Ashgate, 2010

ISBN

1-317-01975-X

1-315-55414-3

1-283-01535-8

9786613015358

1-4094-1616-X

Edizione

[Tenth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (cxxxii, 296, 24 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; 2nd ser., no. 10

Altri autori (Persone)

BermudezJoao <d. 1570.>

CastanhosoMiguel de <d. 1565?>

CorreaGaspar <16th cent.>

WhitewayR. S (Richard Stephen)

Disciplina

910.9469

Soggetti

Prester John (Legendary character)

Ethiopia History 1490-1889

Portugal History John III, 1521-1557

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [civ]-cxxxii) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Castanhoso -- Letters of and to the King of Abyssinia -- Bermudez.

Sommario/riassunto

Translated and Edited and Including a bibliography of Abyssinia, pp. civ-cxxxii. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1902. Owing to technical constraints the map which appeared in the original edition of the book is not included.